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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04
FROM REV. DR.. BALCH.
Is it Congregational

Did not DIR. Thomas make mistake
when he said in the Pastors Institute
that 1.-THE Universalist church is Congre-
| gational in form ?' 1t was SO, and in
spirit also, until 1867. 1t is not so
now. The rejection of Rev. Mr.. Nye's
resolution by the General Convention,
which was to require all alterations in
the constitution of that body to be re-
ferred to the several State conventions
for their decision, savored less of Con-
gregationalism than of ecclesiastical au-
thority. Acting under special civil
charter, that Convention claims not a
divine, but legal right to change the
fundamental law at pleasure, without
regard to the people, or lesser organiza-
tions. Is that Congregational?
When "Declaration" was made by
the General Convention, at Baltimore,
by unanimous vote-one only object
ing and sent to the several State
conventions for their guidance" was
it Congregational or bold assumption
of authority over all minor bodies
Br. Battles, of Maine, and Br. Williams,
of New York, speak none too strong
when they say: "Any attempt to legis-
late on the creed is step toward usur-
patton. Even the attempt to exercise
such power will be an infringement of
the Congregational rights and privi-
leges of the Individual societies and
churches which ought to be stren-
uously opposed, and persistently re-
sisted" sit took the Catholic church
some nine or ten centuries to reach the
full ecclesiastical supremacy over the
Christian world, to deoounce all other
Christians as heretics and schismatics.
1t is true that our church, before its
first century of denominational organi-
zation is scarcely ended, is stepping
into the same track" The serious
attention of our brotherhood is deserv-
edly turned to calm consideration of
this matter. So imperceptibly does
personal ambition worm its way into
power, that Jefferson's words should be
needed in religion as seriously as in
politics Eternal vigilance is the price
of Liberty" If some think there is no
need of discussing these matters, let
them remember that geese by their gab-
bling saved Rome from destruction.
w. S. b.
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ANFcDorEs OF REV. HosEA
BALLOU.

In 1893, Father Ballou, then twenty
nine years old, preached lecture in
Woodstock, vt. Among the crowd who
had come together to hear the passing
stranger, was a Baptist deacon, who
thus accosted the preacher: care you
Mr.. Ballou who is to preach here this
afternoon ?" 81 am," replied Mr.. B.
"Well, Mr.. Ballou, 1 understand you
are in great hurry, but 1 must take
time to ask you one question. Mr.. Bal
lou, what do you think of the case of a
man who should go out of the world
cursing and swearing, and calling on
God to damn his soul ?" Mr.. Ballou
had but moment that he could devote
to the man, and he said, "Why, deacon,
aprofane swearer is a very, very wicked
man, no doubt; and do you think God
will answer the prayer of so wicked a
man as that ?" "No," said the deacon,
81 am sure he will not" "Well, dea-
con, said Mr.. Ballou, "you have an
swered your own question: he
passed into the house where the people
were waiting for service to begin.
In 1921, Mr.. Ballou preached in Can
ton, Mass, on the text in l Tim. ii. 4,
showing that it was Gods will that all
men should be saved, and if Gods will
be done, that all will be saved. at
the close, a Methodist clergyman,
(Rev. Mr.. Tinkham), proceeded to show
that Gods will might be defeated. 1t
was Gods will that men should not sin,
but they did sin and thus we saw that
Gods will might be defeated. He then
quoted certain texts, to prove the doc
trine of endless suffering, and closed by
re- asserting very emphatically, "though
God wills the salvation of all men, ii
furnishes no proof of the doctrine Mr..
Ballou has preached here tonight fol
the will of God will not be DONE" Mr.
Ballou rose slowly, and said meekly
"Our brother has told us that the will
of God is in favor of the salvation of al
men, but he thinks the will of God will
not be carried into effect. Suppose now
/ allow continued Mr.. b. that he has,
in this way, refuted my argument in
favor of Universalism as based upon
the will of God, what then ? Answer
He has refuted himself also; for if !
cannot depend upon the will of God to
support my argument, neither can he
to support his; for if the will of God
may not be done in one case, it may not
in another; if it may not be done in
saving men, it may not be done in damn
ing them. Thus the gentleman in an
attempt to refute Universalism, has ae-
tually refuted his own theory" The
reply struck the minds of the people
with so much force, that nearly every
person in the house rose at once upon
his feet; and it seemed to them so ev-
ident that the Methodist clergyman had
overthrown his own cause, that they
dispersed. He sought to say something
to them, but they judged he would
make a bad matter worse, and they did
not stop to hear WhittemOre's BalLou.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04
ANNIVERSARY WEEK IN BOSTON.

We give following brief outlines Of
the several Universalist meetings in
Boston last week, the Anniversary meet
ings of 1887, mainly gathered from the
issues of the Boston Journal, and here
with put into condensed form.
The Sabbath School Union.
The thirty-sixth annual meeting of
the Universalist Sabbath-School Union,
was held Monday, May %, at 8 P. M,
at the Roxbury church. Mr.. G. F. Pot
ter, the president, in the chair. The
Leader contains full report, from which
we learn that the Treasurer of the Trust
Fund reported total amount of $10,-
1862. Income from the fund during
the past year $4l0.50. The Treasurer
of the Union reported total collection
for addition to the fund of $194.49. The
total receipts on current expense ac-
counts, including balance from last year
have been $733.42; expenses, $726.70.
Balance on hand, $672. The Secreta-
ry's report showed a total membership
in seventeen schools of 3,735, gain of
two. In seventeen schools there is a
total membership in the infant class of
652. Cambridgeport school has 500
members, the largest membership in
the Union.
Mr.. G. F. Potter declining re-elec-
tion after many years of faithful and
efficient service. Franklin S. Williams,
of Grove Hall, was elected president
for the current year. Mr.. Potter has
been a member of the Board for twenty
seven years, and the Union adopted a
testimonial for record n regard to his
honorable connection with the body.
I'm the evening, the annual address was
delivered by Rev. W. S. Grove, Of
Newark, N. j.
The Universalist Club.
The Universalist Club, on Tuesday
evening, gave ladies' reception at
Berkeley Hall. Supper followed an in
formal reception of the guests of the
evening, and the company was sufi-
eiently numerous to bring into use
nearly every one of the 29S seats at the
six long tables. About half of the at
tendants were ladies'. Mr.. B. B. White
more, the president, occupied the chair,
and in immediate proximity, were the
speakers and invited guests of the oc-
casion. The subsequent proceedings in
cluded various selections rendered by
the Weber Quartet, and by Baldwin's
Orchestra, and an hours speech-mak-
ing.
The President opened the speech
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04

SPEAKING of LOWELL MASON, the emf
nent composer, a writer in the Boston
Budget says: Many Of his tunes, Beth
any, for instance, bave worldwide ce-
lebrity. 1t is true that the words Nearer,
My God, to Thee are almost inspired
yet they are welded to an air which is
nearly an inspiration. The tune Of
Hebron set to those reflective and de-
votional words, Thus far the Lord has
led me on has comforted and consoled
thousands. 'Boyleston,' Ward Ham
burg are tunes which have been sung in
families, not only in New England, but
in churches of almost every denomina'
ton throughout the whole country"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04

ruled by this counsel is nothing but a
creature of authority, knowing nothing
for himself, believing nothing from the
free conviction of his own mind, learn
ing nothing by his own investigation,
and utterly destitute of the life which
is begotten of genuine faith.
Such counsel never satisfies the lover
of truth itself. There is something in
his inmost being that says, "This cannot
be right. Icannot be sure that am right
in any such way. 1 can never know
the truth and the right till 1 know them
for myself" No one can deny that he
who pursues knowledge and aims for
truth through his own free investiga-
tion, is just as honest as are those who
caution him against progress and that
he, just as sincerely as they, desires to
be right. He can know, too, that he is
right-know this for himself. He can
not know it from the dictation or ap-
proval of any extraneous authority.
Every one, in order to know that he
is right, must be true to himself-to his
own honest self, and to his inmost sense
of truth. He must obey, as best he
knows how, the spirit of truth in his
own being. He must decide for him.
self that to pursue knowledge for its
own sake is right; that the honest con-
clusion of his own best thought is right;
that the inspiration Of his thought is
unselfsh and pure that his conviction
as to what is right in faith is convic-
tion of principle, and not of policy.
Being sure of these things, he is sure
that he is right; because he knows
that to gain knowledge for its own sake
is right; that to pursue truth for its
own excellency is just and that in do
ing these things he is right; no matter
how different the position may be, in
which this places him, from the posi-
tion of others equally sincere, but vari-
ously environed. And so every one is
right who loves knowledge, and pru-
IDENTIFY pursues it for its own sake; and
who joins his soul to truth-to every
successive degree of truth which he
honestly perceives as such.
In order to be right, then, one must
be honest--honest in the pursuit Of
truth; honest in the possession of truth
to the extent of his own honest find
ing; honest in living the truth as he
honestly sees it, and honest in the pro-
mitigation of it according to his power
and opportunity. Every one who knows
himself to be thus honest is sure that
he is right, in his degree, just as every
other equally honest one is right in his
degree. Therefore, every man, who,
from the best exercise of reason that he
can make, and from the best under
standing of revelation that he can form,
sees the substance of Universalism to
be true, knows that he is right in ac-
cepting, promulgating and living it;
and that in all this he is safe, though
the universe dissolve tomorrow.
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Gbe Qntbersalist,
A RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY.
Universalist Publishing House,
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04

We give following brief outlines Of
the several Universalist meetings in
Boston last week, the Anniversary meet
ings of 1887, mainly gathered from the
issues of the Boston Journal, and here
with put into condensed form.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
PERSONAL.

Col. Wylic, right of way agent of the
Santa Fe extension, left to-day on a
tour of the road, and win locate Rock
stone station, the last one between
here and Paris.
Mayor John Henry Brown was at
his Office this morning somewhat i'm
proved in health, but he has not yet
assumed the rains of government, and
acting Mayor Tom still holds the fort.
W..Swindels, foreman of the press
room of the Western Newspaper I'm
lou, has returned from Southeast Tex
rs where he went to put in fine pow
or press sold by the w N. U. He has
also just finished planting a very hand
some and newly improved Hoe in Mil
ligau, Cornet & Dorsey's, this ,ity.
Manager McCargcr is doing a big
share Of the Texas business in printing
materials.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
A ShadOwy Burglar.

A few nights since two young rail-
road men occupying one room were
aroused from their slumbers by a
noise that made them think that
burglars were in close proximity to
them. Jumping out of bed armed to
the teeth they proceeded to investi-
gate. Suddenly one of them fired and
there was a rattle of glass in that
room which made their hair stand on
end. Listeninga few moments in fear
and trembling, and hearing no agon-
lied groans, they venturcd to see what
the thunder they had been doing. The
young man who fired had seen the
image of his partner reflected in the
mirror, and the shadowy figure, under
the existing circumstances, was start
ling enough to justify shot, but the
poor mirror was total wreck.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

everybody had eaten rev stIckfuls a
Chinese cuttlcfish, chopped fine and
stewed with sweet Chine,S turnips.
celery. onions, and mushrooms, thoy
knew that the end of the feast was al
hand. Immediately after came the
soups-one of shrimps with slices Of
citron and bits of pumpkin seed, and
the other of lotos seed. very sweet, but
net at all likely to make man tired OF
going home. The banquet, concluded
with delicious tea, innocent OF milk or
sugar, and served in dainty lacquered
porcelain cups, and big punches Of
cigarettes. Everything in the banquet
but the cigarettes came from China
After dinner the party climbed up to
the Chinese music hall and listened to
a muscular Asiatic orchestra, which
rasped snakeskin fiddles and pounded
big brass cymbals so that boiler fac
tory would be as silence in comparison.
Everybody went home happy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
HDItch from The Police.

Last night little colorcd bootblack
was caught in the act Of tapping till
of a saloon in East Dallas, and when he
was turned over to the police the little
chap set up a howl of despair. The
officers believed the kid was penitent,
and in this contrite condition they let
g, of him as they entered the GALA
boosc door, and right here the scene
changed. The bootblack forgot his
misery, bolted and ran. He hasn't
been found as anybody knows.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Hail Fellow Well Met.

just after the religious reporter
came in from meeting last night a
ministerial gentleman called, and
placed the following item on his desk;
"a hailstone fell this evening at the
corner of Twelfth street and Sixth
avenue south, six inches long, four
inches wide, and three inches thick.
weighing twenty one ounces"
."Do you call that a hail itomPic
asked the religious reporter. you
must be st. Paul man. II you are
going to bring hail items into this
office let's have them adequate 10 the
size of the city. The census is out
now, and nothing short of three
pound hailstone goes in this burg.
Why, picked up Maidstone ten inch
cs in diameter on Washington avenue
myself. and it isn't good street for
hailstones either. Twenty-one ounces.
liddlesticks.
"Why, we had hailstones here three
years ago that weighed. five pounds
and measured nearly foot in length.
One of them was embalmed and placed
in the university museum. where 1t
does dnty to-day as thelargest ostrich
egg in the world. Sit down minute
while I read you few bail items
which are the right STUFF. ~
.-On Portland avenue hailstone feu
as long as plumbers bill and as thick
as the padding in the St Paul cenxls
returns. A rumor went out that 4 ut
rifed sea serpent had fallen, lt|it
proved TO be only a Maidstone Fhlh
had come down sideways and seeose
stretched s -" 4.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Rcnews Her Youth.

Mrs Phoebe Cheslcy, Peterson, Clay
Co, Iowa, tells the following remark
abe story, the truth OF which is
vcuched FOR by the residents of the
town: Il am rs years old, have been
troubled with kidney complaint and
lamehess for many years; could not
dress myself without help. Now am
free from ali pain and soreness, and
am able 10 do all my own house work.
owe my thanks 10 Electric Bitters for
having renewed my youth, and re-
moved completely all disease and
pain Try bottle. only 80 CENTS ut
W. u Low eli u Fro d - Ssose.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

The following marriage licenses were
issued to-day: Mr.. r. r. Ramsey and
Miss M. L. Cordell, Mr.. Sol Loeb and
Fannie Sues.
Every subscriber who fails TO get
the HERALD is requested to report the
failure to the HERALD office. Our car
rier system is being revised and i'm.
proved, and in the changes going on in
the effort 10 perfect il some omissions
will occur Please report EVERY failure
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

In Sumner county, Georgia, one day
recently. a farmer saw hawk strug-
Cling 10 free itself from the coils Of .
black snake that were wound three
times around one wing and twice
around the birds head. The snake
would not release the hawk until partly
psralyzed BY a blow. Then the coils
fell of and the almost exhausted hawk
Sew slowly away.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
The Man who Can't whistle.

The Man Who Can't Whistle.
The man who emit whistle hasA
complaint against destiny that ought
10 draw sympathy in his direction. no
matter where he may go or who he may
be. Ordinary people have an innate
ness of power about them that always
find expression in bracing melody OF
some sort when the soul is sick. but
this child of misfortune has to keep
still and suffer with quiet endurance
OF course he manages TO pull through
somehow, but he does 1t at great
disadvantage, and without the buoy
ant power of rhythmic aid. Ii he
could only quicker his lips when the
hand of misfortune is laid heavily
upon him, and breathe out tune
somewhat more dismal than his own
condition of mind, reaction would
spring up and keep down the wrinkles
by lighting the torch of Joy in tho
dark chambers OF his soul.
No man is born free and equal tho
Constitution to the contrary neverthe-
less-who can't pipe around in the
vicinity OF dirge when he feels the
need of n solace OF an uplifting ma
ture, and il looks to an unprecedented
disciple of reason rs though he had
been sent forth to go it in the race OF
life with too much lead in his saddle.
A man with no more backbone than
u razor-handle has been known to
stand up under loads OF care that
would make a giant bowlegged, sim
ply because he could swell out his
cheeks and send forth flow of meas
ured grief that would freeze the blood
in tho veins of crocodile, and yet
pilgrim is among us who has been
Delilahed out of all chance to mus
cularity of lung in matters of soothing
melody.
When woman feels that the entire
earth is covered with mildew, and
clouds mile thick hurl back the sun
light, she nops in the middle OF the
floor, weeps her complexion into dis
nal ruins, and, of course, feels better
Immediately. But with man some-
thing more desperate is required to
make the heart resume its pumping
with smoothness and vigor that will
flood his soul with peace and fill his
veins with the wine OF courage, and
that something is whistling more SOL
emn than scarcity of meat in n work
mans family, or Grape on rich mans
door.
No man can whistle and think OF
suicide at the same time, unless he
pipes by note. If the music is inspira-
tional, and, correspondingly terrible,
it will save him, even though he have
dagger in his hand ut the time.
Others, however, may be driven to the
chasm of woe and contemplate self
destruction while his own soul is
browsing in Eiysum, and his lips are
quivering with II cadence not esteemed
on EARTH but that is their own misfor;
tune, and they will have to look after
it themselves.
On general principles, the man who
whistles in meditation is "a nuisance.
and his music calls up no rompings OF,
Joy outside of his own breast. But the
fact that he is not conscious OF the
CONSERVATION his lips set in motion all
around him, is proof that no malice
fingers in his breath, and, for tho good
it seems to do him, the philanthropist
will tighten the cotton in his ears and
permit him to live until heaven, in its
own good time, sees fit to make him
harper in the white. robed band above
= Lhtcag0 LedqeT. ..,.,iI.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
For Rent.

Two furnished rooms, pleasant loca-
cation, convenient to business, will
rent cheap. Apply at 12O North Har-
wood street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Many Homes Made Happy

When they learn that they can get
Lace Curtains, Lace Bed Sets, Castors,
Mirrors, Clocks, Oil Paintings, Eagle
Wringers, United States Champion
Washers, Union Fluters, etc, ON small
payments, made weekly. at j. f..
IanG's Texas lnstallment House. $50
FL street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

In the county court petition was fill
ed in the case of E. Van Wrinkle & Co.,
against G.. w. Wardlow and w. G..
Wardlow, for debt and foreclosure.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

By experience man has learned that
it is economy to buy the best quality
of any class of goods, and Padgitt
Bros, in the line OF wholesale and re-
tail saddlery, are not to be excelied in
quantity, quality and low prices.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
DENTIST. E. R E; AM9n S1IiSinr

DENTIST. E. g. R:,I AN 81 AI|S;nv
Ericsson & Hamlund, the tailors, have
Tho finest suitings in Texas.
Go to Brooks for fine work on car
riages, buggies and wagons; 1913 Elm
street.
DENTIST-Charles Il. Lewis,
Postofiice Building, Elm street.
Two nice rooms for rent, unfurnished,
FOR light housekeeping, or furnished, for
bed rooms; references. Apply at 757 Elm
street.
John Klein, 912 Main street. practi-
cal halter Cleaning and renovating
silk. soft and stiff hats q speciality.
Work guaranteed.
For your wedding and ball suits you
will find it to your interest to see
Ericsson & Hamlund, merchant tailors,
507 Main street.
Wanted--A cook. Apply at 1911
Elm street. upstairs.
The best advertisement is to please
vcur customers ut Ericsson ~ Ham
lund's, the tailors. 507 Main street, as
they make the best clothes for the
least money.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

Marriage license was issued to-day
to marry Mr.. S. Il. Raging and r. c.
Darby.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
HOUSTON 4 TEXAS CENTRAL.
ONLY ALL Steel RAIL LINE IN rnr STAT.

VNLf Alh STEhI KAT. LINE IN TIIH STATE
Double daily trains each way. Through
pullman Slcepcrs between. Houston and st.
louis on trains ) and 4. and between Corsi-
cana and ST Louis on trains and >, via
Dallas. Eenisou and Scdnlia. Through
ickets 10 all points. Quickest route to New
Orleans and points in hc Southeast. Choice
Of routes va Denise and ST. Louis OF
Houston aud New Oneans. Steamship
dckeis 10 or from any point in Europe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

There is nothing of special interest
going on at the court house and that's
fiat.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

The biggest line of silver plated
ware in Dallas at Doherty & Co.'s, COS
Main street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Brooks

has the finest painter in the State
Take your work to him if you want
it done well; 1913 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

If you want n good saddle or any
thing in the harness line Padgitt
Bros. is the place to get it,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20

J. P.Doherty & Co., COS Main street
do all kinds of watch and jewelry
repairing.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-20
Coal OIL John.

Dealer in all kinds of oil, and pat
ent oil cans. Leave orders at 1013I
Main Street.